CRAIG CURRAN'S equaliser gave bottom-club Ross County a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw with off-form Dundee at Dens Park having played most the game with only ten men.

Curran hit a 64th-minute leveller on his debut after Jim McAlister had opened the scoring shortly before for the Dark Blues, whose recent woes continued as they failed to end their winless run which stands now at eight games.

Jim McIntyre's men had Terence Dunfield red-carded in seven minutes for going in high on Paul McGowan.

But despite the numerical advantage, Paul Hartley's Dundee could not get the win they are so desperate for to kick-start their season.

It was the visitors who first threatened when Liam Boyce had a half-chance inside the first couple of minutes, but he hacked his shot wide of Scott Bain's goal.

Then, at the other end, McGowan tried his luck for the hosts with a long-range effort which Antonio Reguero was relieved to see land on the top of his net.

After seven minutes, County were reduced to 10 men.

Dunfield went over the ball on McGowan wide on the touchline and was shown a straight red by referee Craig Thomson.

Dundee set about trying to make the extra man count and 14 minutes in David Clarkson set up strike partner Greg Stewart whose deft lob went narrowly over the bar.

Dundee were doing most of the pressing and almost took the lead in 18 minutes.

Kevin Thomson's weighted pass cut open the visiting defence and defender Gary Irvine timed his run brilliantly to beat the offside trap, only to lash his low shot into the side-netting with the goal at his mercy.

Dundee came out with all guns blazing after the break and took a deserved lead on 51 minutes.